188 The court
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 c 33) | Legislation

The court

188  The court

(1)     In this Chapter “the court” means—

(a)     the High Court, or

(b)     where an order made by the Lord Chancellor is in force designating a county court sitting for any division as a civil partnership proceedings county court, a county court sitting for that division.

(2)     Subsection (1) is subject to the following provisions of this section.

(3)     Subsection (1) does not apply where the context shows that “the court” means some particular court.

(4)     The Lord Chancellor may make an order such as is

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